(A) Keying of automatic signaling devices in any manner so as to send a prerecorded message directly over emergency telephone lines to the city’s law enforcement agency or communications center is hereby prohibited.
(B) On or before January 1, 1993 and after reasonable notice to affected alarm users, all automatic signaling devices presently keyed to send prerecorded messages directly over telephone lines to the city’s law enforcement agency or communications center shall have such keying function disabled. In the event such keying function is not disabled, prerecorded messages will no longer be acknowledged or answered by the city’s law enforcement agency or communications center.
(C) On or before January 1, 1993, all existing automatic dialing devices programmed to select an emergency number to the city’s law enforcement agency or communication center shall be reprogrammed to select a designated trunk line number at the communication center.
(D) After the effective date hereof, no one except a licensed alarm equipment installer shall key any automatic signaling device to a licensed alarm monitoring service.
(E) The Communications Director shall prescribe administrative rules for the type and number of alarm receivers to be installed in the communication center. No equipment shall be installed and no alarm signal shall be sent to the communication center without the express permission of the Communications Director. Said rules are to be maintained in a written file to be reasonable available to the public for the purpose of inspection.
(Ord. 181, passed 9-8-1992) Penalty, see § 111.99